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Sophia Rini @sophiarini.bsky.social · Feb 8

Opinion | A sample of the government webpages Trump doesn’t want you to see

Dozens of government webpages disappeared as part of his plan to reshape the U.S. government to his liking. Not even NASA was spared.

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Over 1,000 EPA Workers on Climate Change and More Could Be Fired ‘Immediately’

Sophia Rini @sophiarini.bsky.social · Feb 3

There is absolutely NO WAY this is legal.

Ryan McCarthy @ryanjmccarthy.bsky.social · Feb 3

"At 9:21 a.m. on Monday, E.P.A. employees received another email notifying them of that the agencywide intranet was out of service. Without the internal agency network, employees cannot access documents or other information needed for their jobs." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/c...

A spokeswoman for Lee Zeldin, the new head of the agency, said the goal was to create an “effective and efficient” federal work force.

Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday

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Sophia Rini @sophiarini.bsky.social · Feb 2

So… I hate to say I told ya do…

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...

Federal agencies moved to satisfy Trump’s orders to remove topics like diversity initiatives and “gender ideology.”

Trump Administration Live Updates: Latest on Federal Workers and Tariffs

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Sophia Rini @sophiarini.bsky.social · Jan 31

You know what’s ‘productive’? Ensuring essential services for communities are not interrupted, that critical environmental cleanup projects continue, that civil servants have health insurance and don’t get screwed out of their retirement benefits… www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...

Chevron Wants to Tap Into A.I. Boom by Selling Electricity to Data Centers

Sophia Rini @sophiarini.bsky.social · Jan 28

There is so much going on right now, that I don’t even know where to start, but this?! Gas-powered data centers owned by Chevron. Um… just speechless at the moment.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/b...

The oil company plans to build natural gas power plants that will be directly connected to data centers used by technology companies for artificial intelligence and other services.

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Peter Kalmus @climatehuman.bsky.social · Jan 9

Everyone needs to know that these fires were made possible by global heating, which is caused by the fossil fuel industry, which has lied and blocked action for half a century. And that this will all get much, much, much worse until we end the fossil fuel industry

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Sophia Rini @sophiarini.bsky.social · Dec 23

Gluten free red velvet cupcakes, gluten free panettone, and tomorrow a batch of gluten free lemon squares. That should do it.

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Sophia Rini @sophiarini.bsky.social · Dec 17

Hope ya’ll have figured out congestion pricing, composting, the overloaded electrical grid, and oh yeah…that mayor. 😂🤣

The Democrats finally come clean on gas

Sophia Rini @sophiarini.bsky.social · Dec 17

Heading back to NYC tomorrow. Did I miss anything over the past year?

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Ben Elgin @benelgin.bsky.social · Dec 17

Compelling from billmckibben.bsky.social

If Trump guts NOAA, China is going to end up running the world’s weather-sensing systems. "There’s a real chance that our political immaturity (“it’s a hoax!”) may be the start of our global political irrelevance."

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It's a decade late, but far better than never

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Sophia Rini @sophiarini.bsky.social · Dec 13

Any sustainability professionals looking to move to Denmark? #jobalert velux.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Velux_...

Director of Sustainability Excellence

In the VELUX Group, we offer you a world of opportunities and the chance to create a bright future. From the forefront of the sustainable indoor living industry, we enable those who live, work and pla...

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When They Hear Plants Cry, Moths Make a Decision

Sophia Rini @sophiarini.bsky.social · Dec 8

We got asked by a friend in Denmark yesterday if there are still bookstores in the US. That’s what Europeans think of Americans these days. 😭

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Sophia Rini @sophiarini.bsky.social · Dec 7

This is so cool - stressed plants emit sounds… but now I’m wondering what this means as more and more plants are impacted by the changing climate.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/s...

A new study suggests that the insects rely on the sounds made by distressed vegetation to guide important reproductive choices.

Does Car Dependence Make People Unsatisfied With Life? Evidence From a U.S. National Survey

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Sophia Rini @sophiarini.bsky.social · Dec 5

This, now scientifically verified - Using a car for over 50% of out-of-home activities lowers life satisfaction.
(Thanks for sharing, Alexandra!)

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In the United States (U.S.), cars play a key role in facilitating mobility. Americans heavily rely on their cars for daily travel due to the benefits …

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Sophia Rini @sophiarini.bsky.social · Nov 28

It’s not a holiday here in Denmark of course, but we still had a lovely meal with a dear friend and argued about geopolitics, so it feels like Thanksgiving.

Sophia Rini @sophiarini.bsky.social · Nov 28

I support accurate claims and fact-based communication in marketing, but could it also be true that companies who are really invested in sustainability should stop their huge spending on marketing campaigns? Even the Patagonia thing of ‘don’t buy this jacket’… What is the actual point?

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Sophia Rini @sophiarini.bsky.social · Nov 27

I’m pretty sure anyone who says that thinks it’s an island too.

AmCham Sustainability Forum: Greenwashing & the EU’s Green Claims Directive – AmCham Denmark

Sophia Rini @sophiarini.bsky.social · Nov 27

If you happen to be in Copenhagen next week, I will be presenting best practices for working with #greenclaims.

Denmark has some of the most rigorous guidelines on environmental claims in Europe (maybe the world?).

My motto: If you can get it right in #Denmark, you’ll get it right everywhere.

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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · Nov 26

You wanted starter packs to be searchable. Our engineers are busy keeping us online, so in the meantime, an independent developer built a new searchable library of starter packs. This is the beauty of building in the open 🦋

Bluesky Starter Pack @blueskystarterpack.com · Nov 25

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Sophia Rini @sophiarini.bsky.social · Nov 25

The thing is what the blustering bullshit does to moral. That’s another kind of institution gutting.

Sophia Rini @sophiarini.bsky.social · Nov 24

Yes to all this. No matter where we’re living, we can still resist. And support those who are more vulnerable.

bubbe yaga @ellearmageddon.bsky.social · Nov 24

apropos of nothing, one of the most important things any of us can do to resist fascism is to refuse to comply early.

this means a lot of things, like not selling out your vulnerable neighbors, and not acting to aid the regime.

it also *very crucially* means not abandoning hope.